“It encourages or makes the addiction worse. We have a lot of people that get addicted to gambling,” said GBI agent Ron Braxley.

Marie Patterson said her aunt blew $500,000 of her retirement on slot machines.

“And I hate them,” Patterson told Jones.

Peale said he is happy agents have stepped in to address the problem.

“You get your whole paycheck, it goes right in there. You lose everything. When your wife talking about how you going to pay the rent. I don't know? You going to be out on the street for all I know,” Peale said.

Agents said gamers spend $2 billion a year on the slot machines.

Agents say arrests are still pending in this case and the stores could be shut down.